Opinion

A manuscript page of an ancient Hindu text

Using machine learning, we analysed meaning and feeling in different translations of an ancient Hindu holy text.

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Measures to curb growing rates of opioid use are also making it difficult for people with long-term, chronic pain to get ongoing prescriptions.

Anthony Albanese and Scott Morrison during a debate

Humour is now part of the modern election campaign. Facebook and TikTok have become joke battlegrounds.

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We’re lagging behind on the shift to electric vehicles and clean transport. Here’s what we need to do.

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A Meta spokesperson told The Conversation non-news pages had been taken down by mistake. Whistleblower allegations contradict this.

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Can interest rates be capped in Australia - and should they be? Mark Humphery-Jenner, Associate Professor at UNSW Business School explains.

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We don’t have to passively sit back and watch Australia’s species and ecosystems die. Here are five concrete steps the next government should take.

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Finding stable housing is one of the biggest challenges facing prison leavers. Access to public housing flattens the curve on recidivism.

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If hospitals know a person has an intellectual disability, they can tailor communication and care to improve their treatment and health outcomes.

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Consumers should have more control over how online marketplaces such as eBay and Amazon collect and use their data, according to a new ACCC report.

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